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Unidentified speaker says bill would require mayors, first selectmen to adopt 5- or 10-year housing plans
Summary
An unidentified speaker urged mayors and first selectmen to adopt 5- or 10-year plans to convert underutilized property into housing, saying affordability "really starts with housing" and that the state would be a partner; no vote is recorded in the transcript.
An unidentified speaker told attendees that a proposed bill would require mayors and first selectmen to set a 5- or 10-year vision and adopt plans to increase housing supply, arguing that improving affordability “really starts with housing.”
The speaker said the measure aims to repurpose "underutilized pieces of property" into housing that is affordable to younger households. “We wanna take these underutilized pieces of property,…
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